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From: Guenther Fischer on 21 Jan 2010 18:11
In article <sdfisher-CC3840.13402621012010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>,
Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote:

> In article <210120101207104184%tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com>,
> tmo1138 <tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually Brian has been selling it again for the last 2 or so years.
> > I know someone who just registered it.
> >
> > It works.. is pretty comprehensive and overall does a fine job.
>
> You're paying for stolen goods, etc, etc.
>
> It's boring by now.

What a nonsense. I have worked with old Norstad�s Newsreader ten years
ago. This story ended in old Mac OS times. Brian made an excellent
product for OS X out of Newsreader and never forgot to thank Norstad:
"Many thanks also to John Norstad for his NewsWatcher program that
showed how a Macintosh newsreader should look and behave."
Today, Unison is the only (commercial) program that comes close to
Thoth. I would like to see Thoth back in the market and I would pay for
an upgrade.
From: Jolly Roger on 21 Jan 2010 18:17
In article <220120100011510927%never(a)spam.invalid>,
Guenther Fischer <never(a)spam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <sdfisher-CC3840.13402621012010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>,
> Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <210120101207104184%tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com>,
> > tmo1138 <tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Actually Brian has been selling it again for the last 2 or so years.
> > > I know someone who just registered it.
> > >
> > > It works.. is pretty comprehensive and overall does a fine job.
> >
> > You're paying for stolen goods, etc, etc.
> >
> > It's boring by now.
>
> What a nonsense. I have worked with old Norstad�s Newsreader ten years
> ago. This story ended in old Mac OS times. Brian made an excellent
> product for OS X out of Newsreader and never forgot to thank Norstad:
> "Many thanks also to John Norstad for his NewsWatcher program that
> showed how a Macintosh newsreader should look and behave."
> Today, Unison is the only (commercial) program that comes close to
> Thoth. I would like to see Thoth back in the market and I would pay for
> an upgrade.

A sucker is born every minute.

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From: Joe Wangkauf on 21 Jan 2010 22:36
In article <sdfisher-CC3840.13402621012010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>,
Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote:

> In article <210120101207104184%tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com>,
> tmo1138 <tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually Brian has been selling it again for the last 2 or so years.
> > I know someone who just registered it.
> >
> > It works.. is pretty comprehensive and overall does a fine job.
>
> You're paying for stolen goods, etc, etc.
>

Norstad's newsreader hasn't been available since system 7. And HIS
code came from Steve Falkenburg.

I'd bet the effort to make this code work (and work well) in OS X takes
it so far from Norstad's code (that wasn't his begin with) that the
argument (if there even was one to begin with) has been rendered
pointless.

> It's boring by now.

Yep.

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.... something witty goes here ...
From: Joe Wangkauf on 21 Jan 2010 22:42
In article <220120100011510927%never(a)spam.invalid>, Guenther Fischer
<never(a)spam.invalid> wrote:

> Today, Unison is the only (commercial) program that comes close to
> Thoth. I would like to see Thoth back in the market and I would pay for
> an upgrade.

I would too.. I'm sure if enough people *asked* Brian it might
encourage him enough to consider resuming development. Otherwise I
think I see a future full of Thunderbird as a Usenet reader... :(

Unison is OK.. but it's doesn't touch Thoth or MT-Newswatcher for
general Usenet use.

--
.... something witty goes here ...
From: Bream Rockmetteller on 22 Jan 2010 00:49
On 2010-01-21 19:42:30 -0800, Joe Wangkauf
<tmo1138(a)invalid.gmail.domain.com> said:

> In article <220120100011510927%never(a)spam.invalid>, Guenther Fischer
> <never(a)spam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Today, Unison is the only (commercial) program that comes close to
>> Thoth. I would like to see Thoth back in the market and I would pay for
>> an upgrade.
>
> I would too.. I'm sure if enough people *asked* Brian it might
> encourage him enough to consider resuming development. Otherwise I
> think I see a future full of Thunderbird as a Usenet reader... :(
>
> Unison is OK.. but it's doesn't touch Thoth or MT-Newswatcher for
> general Usenet use.

I had my run-in with Brian as have so many others. I refuse to use his
product. OTOH, Unison2 sucks. I'm still using 1.8.1 until it dies. Then
I'll resume using rn.
--
Bream Rockmetteller
Donaldson's Dog Joy
509-450-0301

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